Faculty & Staff Profiles

Andrea Deacon

Professor, University of Wisconsin - Stout
Co-Founder and Co-Director of University Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout
English and Philosophy Department
College of Arts, Communications, Humanities and Social Sciences

Deacon, A. (March, 2013). Problem or Opportunity?”: Negotiating Public Identity and Programmatic Perils in Writing Program Administration.
Conference on College Composition and Communication,
Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Deacon, A. (January, 2012). Connectivity Issues: The Importance of Creating Community in the Online Classroom.
Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities,
Honolulu, HI, United States.

Deacon, A. (March, 2011). Fanning the Flames and Putting Out Fires: Avoiding Burnout as a WPA.
College English Association Conference,
St. Petersburg, FL, United States.

Deacon, A. (March, 2011). More than a Feeling: Addressing the Social and Emotional Dimensions of Online Teaching.
Minnesota State College and Universities English and Writing Conference,
Minneapolis, MN, United States.

Deacon, A. (October, 2010). Bridging the Gap Between Developmental Programs and the English Curriculum.
University of Wisconsin System Conference on the Teaching of English,
Appleton, WI, United States.

Deacon, A. (March, 2010). Creating a Context of Care in the Online Classroom.
Annual College English Association Conference,
San Antonio, TX, United States.

Deacon, A. (March, 2009). Making a Case for Cautious Surfing: Protecting New Writing Centers from Uncharted Waters.
Conference on College Composition and Communication,
San Francisco, CA, United States.

Deacon, A. (October, 2008). Multiple Literacies: Ideas for Helping Freshman Students Effectively Meet the Challenges of a New Century.
The Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English Conference,
Madison, WI, United States.

Deacon, A. (March, 2008). Providing Direction for New Directors: Lessons and Reflections from a First-Year Writing Center Administrator.
College English Association Conference,
St. Louis, MO, United States.

Deacon, A. (April, 2007). Graycharles.com: Blogging, Bonding, and the Branding of an American Idol.
The National Conference of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association,
Boston, MA, United States.

Deacon, A. (October, 2005). Transitioning From High School Writer to College Writer on a Laptop Campus: Strategies for Success.
Wisconsin Council of Teachers of Language Arts Conference: Literacy.com: Teaching English/Language Arts in a DotCom World,
Madison, WI, United States.

Deacon, A. (February, 2005). Researching the Voices of Composition Research: A Study of Published Voices in Rhetoric and Composition’s Key Disciplinary Journals.
Writing Research in the Making: An Interdisciplinary Conference,
Santa Barbara, CA, United States.

Deacon, A. (August, 2005). So You’ve Assigned the Major Paper: Now What?: Strategies for Student Success in Any Discipline.
Teaching and Learning Center Showcase of Innovative Teaching,
Menomonie, WI, United States.

Panelist

Deacon, A., Navarre, J., & Anheier, P. (October, 2011). Rules of Disengagement: Using Lesson Study to Transform the Teaching of Grammar.
International Society of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference,
Milwaukee, WI, United States.

Roundtable Participant

Deacon, A. (October, 2010). The Focus of First-Year Composition: A Discussion on Curriculum, Emphases, Learning Outcomes, and Transfer Issues.
University of Wisconsin System Conference on the Teaching of English,
Appleton, WI, United States.